Population, age 14, total in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Population, age 14, total was 173,771 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 14, total in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 173,771 for population, age 14, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 14, total in Papua New Guinea peaked at 173,771 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98,021, in 1990.
That places Papua New Guinea 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,337 | 98,021 | 117,146 | 10 |
| 2000s | 135,826 | 120,111 | 154,558 | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,272 | 158,842 | 173,771 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 80 Netherlands 200,947 compare
- 81 Togo 189,540 compare
- 82 Honduras 180,858 compare
- 84 Tajikistan 166,548 compare
- 85 Tunisia 161,241 compare
- 86 Sierra Leone 157,978 compare
More education data for Papua New Guinea
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 33.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 121.1% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 40,888 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.07 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 118.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 14, total in Papua New Guinea?
- Population, age 14, total in Papua New Guinea was 173,771 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 14, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 173,771 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 14, total recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 98,021 in 1990.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for population, age 14, total?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 14, total rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.